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Erin Eggemeyer enjoying role as fifth grade resource teacherDec 02, 2015 10:00 pm - Erin Eggemeyer joined the Chester Grade School staff this year as a fifth grade resource teacher. Eggemeyer is a longtime resident of Chester, where she began her educat...
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Patriot's Pen winners announcedDec 02, 2015 10:00 pm - The VFW Post 3553 and Auxiliary in Chester recently announced the Patriot's Pen Awards for students in Chester and Steeleville grade schools. This contest encourages you...
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No claimant: $13,677 Mardi Gras 50-50 rolls overDec 01, 2015 10:00 pm - Monday, Nov. 30 was the deadline for the winning ticket holder to claim their half of the $27,354 Pinckneyville Mardi Gras 50-50 drawing prize. No one has come forward s...
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Mueller post-conviction hearing Dec. 10Dec 01, 2015 10:00 pm - In October 2012 Judge Richard Aguirre sentenced Robbie Mueller, now age 20, of Pinckneyville to 37 years in state prison for his role in the death of 15-year-old Sidnee ...
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State owes county $385,000Dec 01, 2015 10:00 pm - In what has become an annual sobering reminder of the state's poor financial situation, auditor Jim Schmersahl gave the Randolph County commissioners the results of fisc...
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Upside of Du Quoin sales tax is development and good schoolsDec 01, 2015 10:00 pm - Regardless of the financial challenge, Du Quoin Mayor Guy Alongi says he doesn't have the stomach for raising taxes, and has had an uncanny knack for finding other ways ...
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New Administrator: Merle Taylor was a Christmas eve babyDec 01, 2015 10:00 pm - The holidays mean another birthday for a great lady, Merle Taylor, who two weeks ago was named the new administrator at the Du Quoin Nursing and Rehabilitation Center at...
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If not for DeMent, 911 only an ideaNov 30, 2015 10:00 pm - You have to be able to go back four decades to appreciate Perry County Emergency 911 director Randy DeMent and the work of people like retired Perry County Sheriff Sam H...
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Ugandan Kids Choir receives rave reviewsNov 30, 2015 10:00 pm - EDITOR'S NOTE: To view a photo gallery of Sunday's event and see a short video of the choir's performance, see the Herald Tribune's galleries on this website. The First ...
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Cohen Complex renovations completeNov 30, 2015 10:00 pm - In the words of Chester Mayor Tom Page, "It looks like a different complex." The infield renovation project to fields 1, 2, 3 and 5 at the Cohen Complex has been complet...